March orders for new trailers fell 22% from a year earlier, but manufacturers remain busy with a heavy backlog generated by an 鈥渆pic鈥 order season over the past several months, ACT Research said.
May 4, 2015Business
April Truck Orders Drop 10% to Lowest Level in 18 Months
Truck orders slipped 10% last month from the same period a year ago on a preliminary basis to the lowest level in 18 months, as Class 8 buying trends return to typical seasonal patterns.
May 11, 2015Business
Truck Orders Fall 10% in April, Reports Say
Truck orders slipped 10% last month from the year-earlier period on a preliminary basis as industry trends return to more typical seasonal patterns, ACT Research and consulting firm FTR reported.
May 4, 2015BusinessLogistics
March Trailer Orders Fall 22%, But Manufacturers鈥 Backlogs Remain Strong
March trailer orders fell 22% from a year ago, but manufacturers remain busy building a heavy backlog of new equipment requested during the 鈥渆pic鈥 order season that began in the fall, ACT Research reported.
April 24, 2015BusinessEquipment
Class 8 Truck Orders Decline for First Time in 26 Months
New orders for Class 8 trucks declined in March for the first time in 26 months, but manufacturers remain busy filling previously placed orders, ACT Research said.
April 13, 2015Business
Wholesalers Face an Inventory Glut
Sales of durable goods at U.S. distributors in January and February suffered the biggest two-month drop since the recession's last gasp in early 2009, figures from the Commerce Department showed April 9 in Washington.
April 10, 2015Business
Class 8 Orders Decline in March for First Time in 26 Months
New orders of Class 8 trucks slipped 9% in March, ending a streak of 25 straight months with year-over-year growth in order intake, ACT Research reported.
April 2, 2015Business
Factory Orders Increase for First Time in 7 Months
U.S. factory orders rose 0.2% in February, the first increase since July, the Commerce Department reported April 2.
April 2, 2015BusinessLogistics
Trailer Orders Drop 30% in February
February net trailer orders fell 30% from a year ago to 20,700 units, ACT Research Co. reported.
March 27, 2015Business
February Truck Orders Increase 7%
February Class 8 truck orders rose 7% from a year ago to 31,200, ACT Research Co. reported.
March 4, 2015